Colonel Trevor MacMillan is dead

Colonel Trevor MacMillan, the former minister of national security and commissioner of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is dead.



MacMillan, who served as commissioner between 1993 and 1996 died at his home this morning. MacMillan, who was minister for under a year was ailing for sometime.



Police and PNP react: Tributes flow for Colonel MacMillan

Colonel MacMillan, as the public knew him: Colonel MacMillian, a public servant



In a media release, the JLP's general secretary, Aundre Franklin said the Party is in mourning after the passing of former Senator Colonel Trevor Macmillan.



According to Franklin, Senator MacMillan had an "undying commitment to public service and the well being of every Jamaican citizen".



The former Police Commissioner has had a long history serving Jamaica's security institutions.



He served 27 years in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), then moved to head the Revenue Protection Division and later became the first civilian to be named police commissioner.



The Government, under pressure to provide an effective police force, elevated Col. MacMillan to police commissioner in 1993. He was given the responsibility of bringing back respectability to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), an institution that was perceived to be in crisis; largely seen as corrupt, unprofessional, and slow to respond to the needs of the wider society.



He began a process of removing corrupt police officers from the organisation. Many were returned to uniform, taken off front-line duties and investigated for corruption. Some of those officers suspected of illegal activities or facilitators of illegal activities were transferred to a specially created unit, popularly known as 'Never, Never, Land', and given no effective functions.